foliation
Americannoun
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the act or process of putting forth leaves.
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the state of being in leaf.
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Botany.
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the arrangement of leaves within a bud.
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the arrangement of leaves on a plant.
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leaves or foliage.
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Printing. the consecutive numbering of the folios or leaves, as distinguished from pages, of a manuscript or book.
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the total number of such leaves.
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Petrology. a form of lamination produced in rocks by metamorphism.
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ornamentation with foliage, or an arrangement of foliage.
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Architecture.
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ornamentation with foils.
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ornamentation with representations of foliage.
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formation into thin sheets.
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the application of foil to glass to make a mirror.
noun
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botany
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the process of producing leaves
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the state of being in leaf
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the arrangement of leaves in a leaf bud; vernation
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architect
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ornamentation consisting of foliage
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ornamentation consisting of cusps and foils
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any decoration with foliage
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the consecutive numbering of the leaves of a book
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geology the arrangement of the constituents of a rock in leaflike layers, as in schists
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Physical Geography - Middle School
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Linear crystals, such as hornblende, tourmaline, or stretched quartz grains, can be arranged as part of a foliation, a lineation, or foliation/lineation together.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
In a manner like the Gros Ventre slide, foliation planes of weakness in metamorphic rock outcrops were parallel with the surface, compromising shear strength.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
In fact, original sedimentary layering may be partially or completely obscured by the foliation.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
Schistosity is a textural description of foliation created by the parallel alignment of platy visible grains.
From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2017
But the element of foliation must enter somewhere, or the style is imperfect.
From The Stones of Venice, Volume II (of 3), by Ruskin, John
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